ROSEMARY Moore of Finham, Coventry, has sent us this picture of a group of friends who worked together in the city more than half a century ago.

The women, who met when they were assembly workers at the former GEC Coventry works in Helen Street, Foleshill, have kept in touch with each other and meet up a couple of times a year.

Rosemary, who lives in Alfriston Road and is the one second from left on the picture, said: “We worked together when were youngsters back in the mid 1950s; some of us started our jobs straight from school.

“We cherish our friendship and have lots of happy memories of all the people we worked with.

“Our work on assembly tracks involved uni-selectors, z springs and spring set adjusting and inspection. The components were supplied to GPO telephone exchange systems overseas and nationwide.

“After marriage and raising families, some of us were reunited in the 1960s and ‘70s when we were able to take up our old jobs again working side by side on evening shifts adjusting the difficult springsets that were in urgent demand by the company at the time.”

Val Atkins, fourth from left on the picture, said: “It was a chance to get back to work again and earn some extra cash.

“But it was fun too, always happy when the old memories between us kept us entertained while we worked.

“Those memories after all the years are still flowing when we are together and may it long continue.”